In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by ballot have either been stalled, frustrated or crushed. In a few, like South Africa where the ruling African National Congress has been in power for 28 years, new heads of government have been produced more by incest than …

Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the 9 August election of the country’s Vice President, William Ruto as the president-elect. In a ruling endorsed by all the seven justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the case of the opposition leader, Raila Odinga lacked merit and confirmed that Ruto won by 50.5 percent as against Odinga’s 48.8 …

One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, who has played all sides of Kenya’s politics for at least three decades, has just won an election by claiming to be an outsider. Ruto’s electoral epic of “hustler vs. dynasty” appears to have wiped off …

Kenyans have elected Deputy President William Ruto as the substantive President who will take over from incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta has been in office since 9 April 2013. Chairperson of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati  said,  amid dramatic scenes, that Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance had 50.4 percent of the votes to beat …